Truss.



J. T. HAILE.

TRUSS. APPLIUATION FILED 11011.25. 1911.

1,051,325. Patented t11111.21, 1913.

WT/VESSES ATTORNEYS JAMES THQMAS HAILE, QF ALPINE, TEXAS;

TRUSS.

Specification of LettersP'atent.

Patented Jan.` 21,1913;

Application-filed November 25, 1911. Scra1No..662,352

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES T. I-IAILE, a` citizen of the United States,and a resident of Alpine, inthe county of Brewster and State of Texas,have invented a new and Improved rllruss, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to surgery, and its object is to provide a new andimproved truss, arranged to permit in placing the pad into any desiredposition, securely holding it therein to prevent irritation of the body,and to render the pad pliable and at the same time maintain a uniformpressure 0n the afflicted part.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a support and a pad connectedwith the said support in such a manner that the pad can be adjusted upor down or turned into a desired angular position so as to exert thedesired pressure on the afflicted part.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specific( tion, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is a front elevation of the truss; Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the same on the line 22 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional planview of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a sectional planview of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is an enlargedcross section of the pads on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

The belt A for supporting the truss on the body of a person ispreferably in the form of a steel belt, and is provided at one end withclamping screws B engaging an elongated opening C in a terminal plate C,to permit of lengthening or shortening the belt to suit the user. Theplate C is provided with segmental slots C2 engaged by clamping screws Dscrewing on a supporting plate E, of approximately l. shape, andprovided with a stud E engaging an aperture A in the free end of thebelt A, so as to allow of opening or closing the belt. On loosening thescrews D, the IL-shaped supporting arm E may be turned to swing up ordown, so as to move the downwardlyextending member of the said arm intoa desired angular position relative to the vertical. On the lower end ofthe downwardlyextending member of the supporting arm E are secured theends of a spring F formed with coils F and parallel membersF betweenwhich fits a sliding block Gengaged byI clamping bolt I-I carryingthepad I employed for engagingand pressing on the atliicted part. The pad Iis preferably formed of a body I madeof sponge rubber andv secured to aback vI2 of metal, and the pad I may be round or elongated, asV shown inFig. l. The back I2 of thepad I isprovided with a spherical offset I3engaged by the Correspondingly-shaped head H of the bolt II, so that thepad I may beturned on the bolt II into any` desired angular position, asthe said offset ISand the `head I'I of the bolt H form aball and socketjoint. The segmental offset I3 is provided with an enlarged centralopening It for the free pas sage of the belt I-I. The nut- H2 of thebolt Il screws against one face of the sliding block G, while the offsetI3 abuts against the front faces of the arms F2 (see Fig. 4) forusecurely clamping the pad in place after the latter has been adjusted ormoved into the desired angular. position, and for clamping. the block Grin place on the guide arms F2. It will also be noticed that by thearrangement described, the block G, bolt H and pad I may be moved up anddown on the members F2 of the spring F, and as the latter -moves withthe annular arm E, it is evident that the pad I can be readily adjustedfor engagement with the afflicted part, and by adjusting the pad on itsball and socket joint connection it is evident that one side of the padmay exert a greater pressure on a portion of the afflicted part than onanother portion thereof. The lower end of the spring F is provided witha st-ud K for the attachment of a strap.

It will be noticed that by the adjustmentof the arm E the pad can bemoved into the desired position over the afflicted part withoutadjustment of the belt especially as the pad I can always be moved up ordown on the spring F, and an angular position can be given to the pad bythe ball and socket joint connection. By having the spring F, the trussis rendered pliable and at the same time an even pressure is maintainedon the afflicted part.

yIhe truss can be made double, to cover both sides of the body, and bythe adjustments the truss can be readily used for both males andfemales.

The pad I is preferably provided with a supplementary pad J providedwith an arm J extended between the sponge I and the back I2 and securedto'the latter by a bolt K engaging a slot J 2 formed in the arm J topermit of adjusting the pad J relative to the pad I. The pad J isarranged in such a manner as to press the wearers body immediately abovethe pelvis.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A t-russ, comprising a belt, a plate secured to one end of the beltto project t-herefrom, and longitudinally adjustable t-hereon, anangular plate to which the other end of the belt is removably attached,means for securing one member of the angular plate to the first plate toswing up and down, a spring secured to the other member of the angularplate, a pad, and means for mounting the pad on the spring, whereby itmay be adjusted vertically thereon.

2. A truss comprising a belt, a plate projecting from one end of thebelt and having a longitudinal slot in one end and curved slots in itsother end, screws passing through the longitudinal slot of the plateinto the belt, an angular plate to which the other end of the belt isremovably attached, screws passing through the slots of the irst platemto one member of the angular plate, a

spring secured to the other member of the angular plate and a pad adjustably mounted on the lower end of the spring.

3. In a truss, a belt, a plate adjustably secured to one end of the beltand projecting therefrom, said plate being provided with segmental slotsin its projecting end, a second plate provided with means for removablysecuring the other end of the belt thereto, screws passing through thesegmental slots of the first plate into the second plate, a downwardlyextending spring secured to the second plate, a pad, and means formounting the pad on the spring whereby it may be adjusted verticallythereon.

4. In a truss, a plate to which the ends of a belt are attached, aspring having spaced and parallel members secured to the plate and eachformed with a laterally projecting coil, a pad, an apertured blocklitting and slidable between the members of the spring, a bolt havingits head in engagement with the pad and passing through the said block,and a nut on the bolt.

In test-imony whereot1 I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES R. ANDERSON, WALTER GARNETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

` Washington, D. C.

